No one knows why ozone layer at lower stratosphere continues to erode despite improvement over the Antarctic
The new findings of the ozone layer come after Nasa announced that the efforts of the Montreal Protocol had actually worked.
Are these different images? Baffling optical illusion takes the internet by storm
The two images of a brick lane look slightly different but there is a catch.
Scientists have figured out how to use quantum tunnelling to harvest electricity from Earth's heat
Scientists believe that millions of gigawatts of energy that the Earth is sucking up from the Sun can be harvested 24 hours a day to generate electricity.
Ancient buildings used for making beer and bread discovered in Egypt's Tel Edfu region
Archaeologists believe the complex may have been used to accommodate officials who were visiting the region to oversee mining of precious metals from the surrounding dessert area.
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Deep-sea Arctic starfish that live in total darkness have eyes in their arms and glow in the dark
Scientists uncover that deep-sea starfish in the Arctic have eyes in their arms similar to other starfish living near the shore.
Damage to ozone layer possibly drove mass extinction event 252 million years ago
Ozone layer could have been depleted by volcanic eruptions letting in dangerous levels of UV rays from the sun to bring about the Great Dying.
Rube Goldberg Machine: This mesmerising chain reaction video is the best thing you'll watch all day
Rube Goldberg machines are deliberately complex contraptions consisting of a series of devices linked together via a domino effect.
Jedek: The previously unknown language discovered by researchers in south east Asia
Jedek has no words to denote ownership but a rich vocabulary to describe sharing, reflecting the communal lifestyles of its hunter-gatherer speakers.
Mysterious 9,000 years old wells discovered in Central China
Six ancient wells have been discovered in Central China. They push back the history of wells and irrigation in China by 2,000 years.
171,000 year-old artefacts reveal female Neanderthals used fire to craft wooden tools
This is the first recorded instance of fire being used to fashion tools.
'Officially debunked': Flat earth conspiracy theorists mocked after new evidence from Elon Musk's SpaceX launch
Photos showing Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster floating in space above the curvature of the earth sparked arguments with flat-earther conspiracy theorists online.
Watch: Beetles cause toxic explosions inside toads to escape their stomachs
Trapped bombardier beetle emits toxic spray to make toad throw up and release it. Do not mess with that beetle's juice.
205-million-year-old fossil identified as new species of tiny reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs
The fossil, which was found in rocks in a quarry near Cardiff in South Wales, has been named Clevosaurus cambric.
The Sun's strongest magnetic field ever measured came from a sunspot wider than Jupiter
The field was expelled in the same month as the record-breaking flare shot out of the Sun.
Who is Cheddar Man? 10,000-year-old remains reveal first modern Britons had dark skin, blue eyes
A group of researchers using DNA analysis have found out that first modern Britons had dark to black skin and blue eyes.
Discovery of ancient Anatolian church linked to early Christian worshippers in Turkey
The 5th century structure was found in the Black Sea province of Karabük and is thought to be one of the oldest in churches in Asia Minor.
When did cockroaches first appear on Earth? Fossil records hint they may be 235 million years old
Fossil records have helped scientists trace back the evolution of the cockroach to when the Pangaea supercontinent was formed.
The universe's oldest sounds will soon be recorded by the world's largest radio telescope array
Called as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the astronomical instrument will look for answers to the universe's most fundamental scientific questions.
Taiwan earthquake photos: Firefighters rescue people from buildings leaning at precarious angles
Photos show buildings in Hualien leaning at sharp angles, their lowest floors crushed into mangled heaps of concrete, shattered glass and bent iron beams.
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched towards Mars said 'Don't Panic' on the dashboard – here's why
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, deemed the world's most powerful rocket, lifted off at 3:45PM EST from the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday.
Watch: Astronauts play space badminton for the first time ever on the International Space Station
A video posted by Russian space agency Roscomos shows the badminton shuttle zip across in zero gravity as ISS astronauts float about playing the game.
A cosmic ride? Russians are working on a futuristic 'motorcycle' to move around in space
The Russian space agency Roscosmos has posted a video detailing the futuristic motorcycle project.
The dark history of how eugenics was developed in Britain
British scientist Frances Galton developed eugenics, which led to the murder and sterilisation of millions of people.
Flat-Earther 'Mad' Mike Hughes fails to launch himself 1,800ft up into the sky, again
After a failure in November due to government interference, Mike Hughes was set to launch his homemade rocket with a specifically curated trajectory on 3 February.
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy, the most powerful rocket in the world - 'Mars is the next logical step'
The most powerful rocket in the world, the Falcon Heavy has been successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Centre.
Chinese company reveals incredible test flight footage of the world's first passenger drone
In tests, the autonomous drone was able to function effectively in a variety of different weather conditions, including heavy fog and a Category 7 typhoon with gale-force winds.
'Astonishing' number of viruses are falling from the sky
Research may explain why genetically identical viruses are often found in very different environments around the globe.
Superionic ice: Scientists create new form of matter - water that's solid and liquid at the same time
Superionic ice does not exist naturally anywhere on Earth although it may be plentiful on planets such as Uranus and Neptune.
Falcon Heavy: How to watch SpaceX launch 'world's most powerful rocket' to Mars
The Falcon Heavy will be the world's most powerful rocket ever launched.
The Arctic could release the world's largest reserve of natural mercury as permafrost melts
Melting ice could release thousands of gallons of mercury into the ecosystem and scientists are not sure what would happen if it does.
Indonesia floods in pictures: Deadly landslides in Jakarta and West Java after torrential rains
Torrential rains have caused havoc in Jakarta and neighbouring West Java, as flooding and landslides have killed at least five people.
Mutant crayfish learned to clone itself in a German pet store and is now taking over Europe
Each one of the crayfish is female and fertile enough to start its own population.
Tiangong-1: Out-of-control space station will crash to Earth between March and April
The space agency also predicts that the spacecraft will re-enter somewhere between the 43rd north and south parallels.
Spain's spies finally crack King Ferdinand's secret coded letters after 500 years
The code, which consists of more than 200 special characters, has mystified historians for centuries.
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